Trapped in a tangle
like laboratory specimen for curious souls
like a bird whose wings have been clipped
trapped like prisoner that the law forget behind bars
trapped like documents stuffed in a l...
They say the oldest fragrance
can be tasted by the tongue
and be touched by the heart
for it smells solid like wood
like pebbles
Some say it flows like water
some say it has tentacles
A f...
Every sunny day
long shadows tail us
shadows that cast long replicas
shadows assuming all kinds of shapes
shadows shaped like knives on our backs
shadows that look like snakes
shadows everyw...
Gaborone Sun
knocks you out
and confuses your south bound
ostrich ride as the mosque looms
on the right and university on the left
reminding you of what could have been
The way to go
is no...
Drums must speak
to our heartbeat
in this journey
of a thousand gorges,
gullies and gulches
Drums must rumble
and arrest
mutant pandemics
that steal our breath
Our task is to...
This month has a large mouth
this month throws its voice
A month that shouts back
at all months gone past
This is a month of colours
pink, red, blue
orange, green and purple
A month of man...
It does happen
that someone falls
into a ditch
someone bellows
to a world
that does not bother to listen
We are all in this pit
Who will pull us out?
Yes, you heard me
as I whis...
In this village
of loneliness
we ask ourselves
pointless questions
we query the wind
as it mocks
our languid gestures
our half-hearted efforts
at building for those who
surely will ...
Long drawn arguments
that run into the night
the wear and tear of nerves
verdicts of history
long walks up the hills
bickering voices
raised and lowered
disbelieving heads shaken
in dis...
Inside a dream
is the propensity to cancel
itself out
There is a device that splits
the dream between yesterday
and tomorrow
The dream is in the past
but its about the future
assuaged i...